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Tattoo ink – Intenze “Bright Red”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 27 Jul 2018In the weekly report of 3 Aug 2018 (week 31, 2018)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo ink
Brand
Intenze (79 alerts)
Name
Bright Red
Batch
SS258, art. st1007BR; exp. date 31.07.2022
Description
Bright red tattoo ink in a plastic bottle with screw top.
Risk
The ink contains cadmium (measured value: 0.62 mg/kg), mercury (measured value: 0.32 mg/kg) and barium (measured value: 62 mg/kg). Exposure to lead is harmful for human health and can cause developmental neurotoxicity. Salts of barium can be absorbed from the tattoo ink and have toxic effects.The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up recommends that the levels of cadmium and mercury in tattoo inks do not exceed 0.2 mg/kg and that the level of barium does not exceed 50 mg/kg.
Measures
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · ordered on the distributor · from 29 Jun 2018
Notifying country
Croatia
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1120/18
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1120/18
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2018-031 (XML)
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